QUIT SMOKING ATTEMPT #3,465,828

I've quit smoking over 2 years now..and I feel soo much better......Just keep on trying...I know its very very hard..BUT YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!! YOU CAN!

Girl I was with you not more then 26 days ago......so was my fiance not more then 3 weeks ago. I know this is going to sound really really weird but. I got hypnotised.....yes hypnotised. I went in there a 22 year smoker who smoked a pack a day faithfully. I had my last cigarette 10 mins before I went in for my 75 min appointment and came out smoke free. Within 1 week I had an appointment scheduled for my fiancee' same with him. Last cig 10 mins before and after his appointment, we literally had to go buy him new clothes cause he could not stand the smell of the ones he was wearing (smelled like cigs). It worked for both of us, we both were heavy longtime smokers. So I gave the name of my hypnotist to my friends and loved ones. And 2 more have quit smoking with him......they are at the tail end of 1 week. We are all now using him to help with weight loss/workout motivation. I have lost 4 pounds since my visit with him on Friday and I no longer feel hunger pangs.

If you are in California I would be happy to refer you, or do some research and see if you can find one in your area. It was worth every single penny (although I bartered, but still worth it)

Good luck and you can do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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YOU CAN DO IT !!!
You have to believe in your self !!!!
I have been smoke free now since October 2006 !!! You can do it !!! It is the best thing you can do for your lungs it makes things so much easier! Best wish and sending strength your way!

Hahahaa, Im sorry, but that title is HILARIOUS!! I can TOTALLY relate!! Isn't it annoying?! I smoke because of habit and its starting to just taste like crap! The more I exercise and the more water I drink, seems to make it taste even worse, but still not enough for that lightbulb to go off and quit! The longest I ever went was 10 days!

Best of luck to you and fellow smokers who are trying to quit! I'll be joining that crazy train SOON, I hope! :drinker:

I quit smoking on 3/1/09 :bigsmile:

I had some help If you can get to a doctor, see if you can get a prescription to Chantix. It's around $100 a month, but it WORKS. You still have to want to quit, which you do, and you still have to have a bit of will power, which we all do, but it does help and does work. I have known 4 other people, besides myself, that have taken it and successfully quit smoking. I only needed to take it for 2 weeks before feeling confident that I was done, an ex-chain-smoker I know had to do the full 3 months before feeling confident. That's up to you and how you feel.

I do know there are some side effects, but none were troublesome enough to make me quit taking the pills. My biggest one was the crazy dreams. It was like the pregnancy dreams I had with my babies I do remember I was quite thirsty a lot too, which just helped with replacing smoking with drinking water anyway, so I was ok with that. I've heard some people become depressed on it because it turns off the pleasure center in your brain, but if you experience depression, just see your doctor.

Some other things that have helped me continue not smoking:

crosswords, circle-a-words, sudoku (keeps my hands and mind busy when sitting around)

pogo.com (games to, again, keep hands and mind busy)

drinking lots and lots of water... I found one of my "triggers" was thirst and hunger!

stay away from other smokers!!!

stay away from places you usually smoke (like back patio, or wherever you smoke at home)... if you smoke in your home, get rid of all ash trays, get carpets/drapes cleaned to remove the smell from your home, wash the walls... if in your car, same thing

keep a journal of what makes you want to smoke.. note how you are feeling or what happened to make you want a smoke.. this is useful in being able to see your triggers and avoid them or handle them in another way in the future.

put post-its up with all the reasons you want to quit in random places around your home, car, work place. move them around and change them up so you don't start to ignore them

get rid of every last cigarette... you're far more likely to smoke if you have them on hand. if you have to run to the store, you will have time to think about what you are doing and are more likely to turn back around and lose the craving. they say if you can hold on for just 5 more minutes after you get a craving, a lot of times, it will pass.

get support from your friends and family. they will keep you accountable AND encourage you. they will dust you off and help you back up if you slip. the more support the better!!

best of luck to you ... you can do it!!!! :bigsmile:

Hypnosis...................no physical cravings, the occasional habit issue, the smell of smoke gags you at first, the thought of smoking grosses you out, no mood swings and no binge eating. I love being a non smoker with hypnosis.

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i quit smoking on my thrid SERIOUS try.....now i've been smoke free for 8 MONTHS on the 19th of April!!!!

i found a support website that was fabulous!!!!...... www.quitnet.com

their messges boreds are great and the people are VERY VERY supportive and they have great advice and it gives u a great place to rant where EVERYBODY there understands.

if ur dying to have one they have a rule....post it and wait at least for 3 responses...they will help talk u out of it, remind you why you are quiting in the first place.....quitnet reminds me of this site when it come to support...give it a try!

I have been smoke-free now for 10 years (everyone in my family are now smoke-free). When I go shopping or spend extra money, I just think about it as spending my beer and cigarette money. I have a lot of things to show for it now instead of bad health, etc. You can do it, you just have to really want to. Good luck. :flowerforyou: